Four months have passed
since the shadow stone fell into Kell’s possession. Four months since
his path crossed with Delilah Bard. Four months since Rhy was wounded
and the Dane twins fell, and the stone was cast with Holland’s dying
body through the rift, and into Black London.

In many ways,
things have almost returned to normal, though Rhy is more sober, and
Kell is now plagued by his guilt. Restless, and having given up
smuggling, Kell is visited by dreams of ominous magical events, waking
only to think of Lila, who disappeared from the docks like she always
meant to do. As Red London finalizes preparations for the Element
Games—an extravagant international competition of magic, meant to
entertain and keep healthy the ties between neighboring countries—a
certain pirate ship draws closer, carrying old friends back into port.

But
while Red London is caught up in the pageantry and thrills of the
Games, another London is coming back to life, and those who were thought
to be forever gone have returned. After all, a shadow that was gone in
the night reappears in the morning, and so it seems Black London has
risen again—meaning that another London must fall.